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using found clay tomake disposable containers

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“Thecraftsmanisproudofwhathehasmade,andcherishesit,whiletheconsumerdiscardsthingsthatareperfectlyserviceableinhisrestlesspursuitofthenew”

Richard SennettThe Culture of the New Capitalism

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JohnGlew’sclaypitnearHodgsonStreet,Brunswick,whichoperatedbetween1849and1857.Undated.Source:

MorelandCityLibraries.

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fired clay crushed re-useuse

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temporary-one to two uses

returned to the earth or refired

water filter or aggregate

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year long - multiple uses before breakage

permanent - lifelong use

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